Sunil gavaskar

Bio Full Name Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar Nickname(s) Sunny, Little Master Profession Former Indian Cricketer Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4” Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Salt and pepper Cricket International Debut Test- 6March 1971 vs West Indies at Port of Spain ODI- 13 July 1974 vs England at Leeds International Retirement Test- 13 March 1987 vs Pakistan at Bangalore ODI- 5 November 1987 vs England at Mumbai Domestic/State Team Mumbai, Somerset Nature on field Cool Likes to play against West Indies Favourite Shot Late Flick Records (main ones) • He is the first Test Cricketer to make over 10000 runs. • Before • His record of highest runs (774) by a debutant is still unbroken. • He is the only batsman to score 4 consecutive centuries two times, at Port of Spain and at Wankhede Stadium. • His 58-century partnership with 18 different players is a record. • By taking 100 catches in Test Cricket, he became the first Indian Cricketer (excluding wicket-keepers) to do so. • In 1980, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. • 3rd most runs in a series by a captain - 732 runs in Test matches. • Only player to score a hundred in each innings of a match. • Only player to score a hundred and a duck in a match. • Only player to open the batting and bowling in the same match. • Only player to score 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals in Test matches. • 2nd most catches in an innings - 4 catches in ...

Sunil Gavaskar was one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, and certainly the most successful. His game was built around a near-perfect technique and enormous powers of concentration. It is hard to visualise a more beautiful defence: virtually unbreachable, it made his wicket among the hardest to earn. He played with equal felicity off both front and back feet, had excellent judgement of length and line, and was beautifully balanced. He had virtually every stroke in the book but traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. His record for the highest number of Test hundreds was overtaken by Sachin Tendulkar, but statistics alone don't reveal Gavaskar's true value to India. He earned respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under him. Since retiring, Gavaskar has served as a television commentator, analyst and columnist, as well as taken on various responsibilities with the BCCI, and served as chairman of the ICC cricket committee. He stepped down - after some controversial comments - from the latter in order to continue as a media columnist and commentator. Sambit Bal

• Test debut(cap 6 March 1971v Last Test 13 March 1987v ODI debut(cap 13 July 1974v Last ODI 5 November 1987v Domestic team information Years Team 1967–1982 1980 Career statistics Competition Matches 125 108 348 151 Runs scored 10,122 3,092 25,834 4,594 51.12 35.13 51.46 36.17 100s/50s 34/45 1/27 81/105 5/37 Top score 236 103 340 123 380 20 1,953 108 1 1 22 2 206.00 25.00 56.36 40.50 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/34 1/10 3/43 1/10 Catches/ 108/– 22/– 293/– 37/– Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: ( help· info); born 10 July 1949), is an Indian cricket Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against Gavaskar is a recipient of the Indian sports honour of the Domestic debut [ ] Born in India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the year in 1966 while playing for his school. He scored 246*, 222 and 85 in school cricket in his final year of secondary education before striking a century against the touring London schoolboys. He made his first-class debut for Test debut [ ] First test match win in West Indies [ ] After missing the first Test due to nail infection, First Test century and first series victory over West Indies [ ] He followed this with his first century, 116 and 64* in the third Test in England tour [ ] Gavaskar's arrival in England tour of India [ ] In 1972–73, England toured India for a five-Test series, Gavaskar's first on home soil. He was ineffective in the first three Tests, accumulating only sixty runs in five innings as India t...

Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at India's batting unit, including legendary batter Virat Kohli, after India's humiliating defeat in the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final. Gavaskar was fuming at the batting display as India lost their second consecutive final in the WTC and ripped apart the team for even taking the game to the second session on Day 5. Earlier India won the toss and choose to bowl first. Australia made 469 runs with Steve Smith and Travis Head scoring centuries. India managed to make just 296 runs in the first innings after the top order crumbled with Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shardul Thakur's knocks coming as a saving grace.

Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was critical in his assessment of the Indian cricket team after their Speaking to official broadcasters Star Sports, Gavaskar criticised India’s batting collectively, saying it was “in shambles”. Chasing a mammoth target of 444, India collapsed to 234 all out after being 164/3 at stumps on Day 4. At that time, Virat Kohli was batting on 44 and Ajinkya Rahane on 20. WTC Final 2023: Sunil Gavaskar slams Team India for leaving out Ravichandran Ashwin WTC Final 2023: No other Indian cricketer treated as badly as R Ashwin, says Sunil Gavaskar However, a flurry of wickets early on in the first session on Day five meant that India crumbled under pressure to suffer a second consecutive loss at the WTC Final. “The batting was shambles today. It was just ridiculous what we saw today. Especially the shot making. We saw some ordinary shots yesterday from Pujara, somebody you never expect to play that shot. Maybe somebody has gone into his head and said ‘strike rate, strike rate’. We didn’t even last a session with this batting line-up with eight wickets in hand. Come on!”, said Gavaskar. Virat Kohli was eventually dismissed for 49. He went for the drive but eventually got a thick edge that went to the hands of Steve Smith at second slip. Gavaskar termed Kohli’s shot as a ‘bad shot’. “It was a bad shot. You should ask Kohli what shot he played. He talks so much about how to win a match you need a long innings. How are you going to do that if you...

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A livid Sunil Gavaskar on Sunday (June 11) hit out at the Indian players and did not spare Virat Kohli after the Australia crushed India by 209 runs on the fifth and final day of a game that was mostly dominated by the team from Down Under. "The batting was shambles today. It was just ridiculous what we saw today. Especially the shot making. We saw some ordinary shots yesterday from (Cheteshwar) Pujara, somebody you never expect to play that shot. "Maybe somebody has gone into his head and said 'strike rate, strike rate'. You have not even lasted a session. Eight wickets have not lasted a session? Come on," Gavaskar told broadcaster Star Sports. The result meant India's underwhelming record in ICC tournaments continued. Australian pacer Scott Boland produced a bowling spell of rare quality to get rid of Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja in the same over, effectively shutting the door on India, who were bowled out for 234 in their second innings on the final day here at The Oval. Gavaskar said Indian batters erred persistently around their personal landmarks, citing a pattern. Speaking about Kohli's dismissal, Gavaskar said, "It was a pretty ordinary shot. Outside the off stump. He was leaving till then. Maybe he was conscious that he needed one run to reach his half century. It happens when you are nearing a milestone. "It happened to Jadeja. He played a delivery he shouldn't have when he was (on) 48. Happened to Ajinkya Rahane who was on 46. He hadn't played that shot all this wh...